Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Harbor Freight Tools, 4955 Ayers Street, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78415
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was picking up a box that was on a shelf when he tripped on a plastic strap from a box on the bottom shelf and he fell, breaking his left ankle.
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